Archive for the 'Fraud' Category
U.S. Debt Tops 100% of GDP
April 30th, 2026Via: Wall Street Journal: The U.S. national debt now exceeds 100% of gross domestic product, crossing a once-unthinkable threshold, on the way toward breaking the record set in the wake of World War II. As of March 31, the country’s publicly held debt was $31.265 trillion, while GDP over the preceding year was $31.216 trillion, […]
‘Quality Learing Center’ And 20 Other Somali-Linked Businesses Raided By FBI, Homeland Security In Minnesota
April 28th, 2026Via: ZeroHedge: Federal agents from the FBI and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) executed court-authorized search warrants at more than 20 locations across the Minneapolis area early Tuesday morning, targeting businesses primarily linked to the Somali-American community as part of an ongoing criminal fraud investigation.
OpenAI Misses Revenue, User Targets As CFO Fears $1.5 Trillion In Commitments Can’t Be Paid
April 28th, 2026Via: ZeroHedge: Earlier today, when previewing this week’s earnings by the Mag 7 which account for over $10 trillion in market cap set to report Q1 results after the close on Wednesday, Goldman’s Delta-One head Rich Privorotsky said that “Equities are being driven by one thing…AI spend”, and warned that “it’s hard not to respect […]
Agricultural Spray Drones Reported Stolen in New Jersey
April 24th, 2026Mmm hmm. Via: Daily Mail: An alarm has erupted after 15 powerful agricultural spray drones were stolen in a suspected coordinated heist in New Jersey last month. A report from The High Side claimed the FBI is investigating the theft amid fears the machines could be used to disperse dangerous materials. Agricultural drones are built […]
Data Breach at French Agency That Manages Citizen Identification Information
April 23rd, 2026Via: Bleeping Computer: France Titres, the government agency in France for issuing and managing administrative documents has disclosed a data breach after a threat actor claimed the attack and stealing citizen data. Also known as Agence nationale des titres sécurisés (ANTS), the administrative body operates under the French Ministry of the Interior, serving as the […]
Lufthansa Cuts 20,000 Summer Flights as Fuel Prices Surge
April 22nd, 2026Via: BBC: German airline Lufthansa will cut 20,000 European short-haul flights over the summer, saying soaring fuel prices have made many journeys “unprofitable” for the firm. Jet fuel has doubled in price since the start of the US-Israel war with Iran as the conflict has slowed its production and transportation across the Middle East. Several […]
Pentagon Wants $54 Billion for Drones, More than Most Nations’ Military Budgets
April 22nd, 2026Via: Ars Technica: The US military’s massive $1.5 trillion budget request for the next fiscal year includes what Pentagon officials described as the largest investment in drone warfare and counter-drone technology in US history. The proposed spending on drone and autonomous warfare technologies within the FY2027 budget proposal for the US Department of Defense would […]
U.S. Indicts Southern Poverty Law Center on Federal Fraud Charges, Accused of Illegally Paying Informants in White Supremacist and Other Extremist Groups
April 22nd, 2026Via: Las Vegas Sun: The Southern Poverty Law Center on Tuesday was indicted by the Justice Department alleging its past use of paid confidential informants to infiltrate extremist groups amounted to defrauding donors. The case is being handled by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Alabama. The organization was charged for allegedly […]
Murders and Disappearances of People Associated with Black World and Space Research
April 22nd, 2026Via: Daily Mail: The White House has vowed to leave ‘no stone unturned’ in its effort to uncover the truth behind the string of missing scientists. Press secretary Karoline Leavitt announced Friday on X that President Donald Trump has brought the FBI into the investigation. ‘In light of the recent and legitimate questions about these […]
Insider Trading on Iran War
April 18th, 2026From 2008: They Made a Killing: The Use of Knowledge of Covert Operations in the Stock Market Via: Guardian: Sixteen bets made $100,000 each accurately predicting the timing of the US airstrikes against Iran on 27 February. Later, a single user would make over $550,000 after betting that Ayatollah Ali Khamenei would topple, just moments […]
